Primary school students have their temperature taken before entering school in northern Vietnam's Yen Bai province, Sept. 5, 2021. Over two-thirds of Vietnam's 63 provincial-level localities started their new school year on Sunday amid the worst ever wave of COVID-19 infections in the country, Vietnam News Agency reported. (VNA via Xinhua)
HANOI, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- Over two-thirds of Vietnam's 63 provincial-level localities started their new school year on Sunday amid the worst ever wave of COVID-19 infections in the country, Vietnam News Agency reported.
The school opening ceremonies were simplified due to COVID-19 restrictions, as 20 localities had to gather students online for the ceremonies.
Another 13 localities chose to postpone their back-to-school events while six others, including the current COVID-19 hotspot Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam, canceled the event, the news agency reported.
Vietnam has been fighting its worst wave of COVID-19 infections since late April with over 500,000 cases and 12,700 deaths recorded as of Saturday, according to the country's Ministry of Health. Enditem
A Vietnamese primary school teacher attends the opening ceremony of the new school year via video link in Vinh Phuc province, Vietnam, Sept. 5, 2021. Over two-thirds of Vietnam's 63 provincial-level localities started their new school year on Sunday amid the worst ever wave of COVID-19 infections in the country, Vietnam News Agency reported. (VNA via Xinhua)
A Vietnamese primary school student attends the opening ceremony of the new school year via video link in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sept. 5, 2021. Over two-thirds of Vietnam's 63 provincial-level localities started their new school year on Sunday amid the worst ever wave of COVID-19 infections in the country, Vietnam News Agency reported. (VNA via Xinhua)
A Vietnamese high school student takes a COVID-19 test before attending the opening ceremony of the new school year in southern Vietnam's An Giang province, Sept. 5, 2021. Over two-thirds of Vietnam's 63 provincial-level localities started their new school year on Sunday amid the worst ever wave of COVID-19 infections in the country, Vietnam News Agency reported. (VNA via Xinhua)
